Fla. man kicked off jury for Facebook request

A Florida man has been removed from a civil trial jury after sending a Facebook friend request to one of the defendants.

The Associated Press

SARASOTA - A Florida man has been removed from a civil trial jury after sending a Facebook friend request to one of the defendants.

The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports Jacob Jock arrived for jury duty Dec. 12. He was placed in a jury pool for a personal injury lawsuit from a traffic accident case. That's when he used his phone to access Facebook and see if he knew anyone involved.

Jock says he accidentally sent a friend request to one of the defendants, Violetta Milerman.

He was selected to serve on the jury and Milerman informed her attorney about the friend request the next day. Jock was dismissed.

Senior Circuit Judge Nancy Donnellan admonished him for violating her instructions on not to discuss the case or use the Internet to find information.